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Gift of Gerard and Sylvie O’Brien, 2023.67.9, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collect…
Obstacle Race at the Red Men’s Clam Bake, 1926
Gift of Gerard and Sylvie O’Brien, 2023.67.9, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Copyright Undetermined

Obstacle Race at the Red Men’s Clam Bake, 1926

PhotographerPhotographed by Underwood & Underwood American, 1882 - 1940s
Date28 August 1926
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 9/16 × 9 1/2in. (19.2 × 24.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Gerard and Sylvie O’Brien
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of a barrel roll obstacle race at the Improved Order of Red Men's Clam Bake in Fairfield County on 28 August 1926. A large group of men stand in the background behind a rope watching the race. There is one man actively rolling in a barrel and a second man is climbing out of a barrel. Photographed by Publishers’ Photo Services.
Object number2023.67.9
CopyrightCopyright Undetermined
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "Fairfield County - Aug. 28 / 26 / Finish of Obstacle Race - / Red Men's Clam bake"

Stamped in purple ink on back: "WARNING! / This photograph is for your own use only and is / not to be loaned, sold, syndicated or used for adver- / tising without written permission. When reproduced the / following credit line must appear: / PUBLISHERS' PHOTO SERVICE, N. Y. / Double charge if credit is omitted."

Stamped in blue ink on back: "KINDLY GIVE CREDIT / PHOTO BY / PUBLISHERS PHOTO SERVICE / N.Y."
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